Voice-producing apparatus for dolls and other toy figures



v. s'rElNER 1,776,091

VOICE PRODUCING APPARATUS FOR DOLLS AND OTHER TOY FIGURES Sept. 16,1930.

Filed Feb. 11, 1928 W y v.

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Patented Sept. 16, 1930y PTT VIKTOR STEINER, OF SONNEBEE-G, GERMANY, ASSGNOR TO KARL OHLBAUM & SON, INC OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION 0F NEW YORK VOICE-PRODGING APPARATUS FOR DOLLS AND OTHER TOY FGURES Application filed February 1l, 1928, Serial No. 253,761, and in Germany August 25, 1927.

rlhis invention relates to voice producing devices for dolls and more particularly is directed to an improved simplified voice for producing the sound Mama,

Among the objects of the invention is to generally improve the construction of voice devices of the character described, so as to provide a Mama voice, comprising few and simple parts, which can be readily assembled to produce the desired tone effects without requiring skilled labor or adjustment, which shall be rugged and capable of withstanding rough usage, shall be cheap to manufacture, and practical and efficient to a high degree.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts, which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. l is a front elevational view in crosssection of a voice producing device embodying the invention, showing the parts in position with the bellows fully extended;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on lines 2--2 in Fig. l; and

Fig. 3 to Fig. 7 inclusive are cross-sectional views showing the successive positions of the parts during the bellows collapsing movement.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the improved voice producing device embed 1- ing this invention there shown is seen to comprise a bellows made of a flexibly collapsible, air-tight, tubular sheet material c, closed at one end by a base plate c, and at the other end by a weighted head CZ, said base plate bein@ rigidly secured to a bottom closure member b of an enclosing casing n. In a recess f provided in a. side of head Z facing the bellows, there is mounted a reed g. Said recess communicates through the reed with a passage ZL, extending through the head and connects with a tube 7,' which is fastened to the head over the end of t-he passage ZL opposite the reed g.` The free end of the tube z' is provided with a closure piece le and has a slot Z in the side thereof a spaced distance from the piece Zc.

The enclosing casing a is provided with a top closure member 0 which has suitable spaced perforations p to permit the passage of t-he sound therethrough. Centrally on the under side of the member 0, -there is lixedly secured a tubular shell g which has a slot 1' in the side thereof, which slot r is preferably the same size and shape as the slot Zin the tube z'. The shell g and tube e'- are formed and assembled for telescoping movement, said shell Q serving' as a guide means for the travel of the head cZ during the operation of the bellows. To eliminate friction of the shell g with the head d, the later is counter'- bored at an. u

The operation of the improved device will now be apparent. Gn turning the deviceupside-down as shown in Figs. 3-7, inclusive, the air is forced out of the bellows through the head CZ, escaping through the slot lZ of the tube z'. The first toneeffect, namely the sound m is produced `until the lower` edge portion of the slot Z passesby the upper edge portion of the slot r of the shell Q, (See Fig.

Y 3.) The A sound is emitted while the slots Z and r register' at which time the air is perl mitted to pass through the device with the least restriction.

(See Figqet.)

rthe formation of the second m sound occurs when the upper edge of the tube slot Z passes the lower edge of the shell slot 7', (see Fig. 5), and the. sound ceases when the lower edge of the tube slot Z reaches the lowermost edge s of the shell g as shown in Fig. 6. The air still contained in the bellows thereafter is permitted to escape without restriction and forms a second A sound. i a

Even with the bellows completely collapsed, the shell g embraces a portion of the tube z', so that the telescoping engagement of said tube with shell and the guiding .of the head Z is effected. v

VThe head Z for economy of productionmay be made of porcelain but heavier material may be used if the space is limited.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown Vin the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. y

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. A voice producing device of the character described, comprising a casing, a bellows connected at one end to an end wall of said casing, a weighted head for collapsing the bellows attached to the other free end thereof, a reed connecting with said bellows, telescoping tubular members communicating with the reed, one of said members being connected at one end thereof to said head, the

. other of said members having an open end portion adjacent said head, said members having slots movable in and out of register with each other on actuation of the head, adapted to produce intonation of the sound emitted by the reed on movement of the bellows, the slotted portion of the member con nected to said head being movable beyond the open end portion of said other member.

2. A voice producing device of the character described comprising a bellows, a weighted head for collapsing the bellows, a reed carried by the head connected to receive air from the bellows, an enclosing casing for the device, telescoping tubular members communicating with said reed, one of said members being mounted on the head, the other of said members being supported by the casing, and terminating in an open end portion, said members having slots movablein and out of register with each other on actuation of the v bellows whereby the sound emitted bythe reed is intoned, said head being formed with a cut-away portion for receiving said open end portion.

v3. A voice producing device of the cha-r.- acter described, comprising a casing, a bellows connected at one end thereof to an end wall of said casing, a weighted head for collapsing the bellows connected at the other free end thereof, a reed carried by the head connected to receive air from the bellows, and a slide valve Vfor intonating the sound emitted by the reed, said valve comprising a tubular member connected at one end only to the opposite end wall of said casing and eX- tending into said casing, and a second tubular member securedto said head and project-ing away from said bellows and having telescoping relation to said other tube.

4. A voice producing device of the character described comprising abellows, a weighted head for collapsing the bellows, a reed carried by the head connected to receive air from the bellows, an enclosing casing for the device, said head having va passage communicating with said reed, means for varying the restriction of the sound in said passage to affect intonation thereof, said means comprising a tubular member connected to said head and another tubular member secured to said casing telescoped over said first mentioned member, said weighted head being counterbored to permit overlapping of said second mentioned memberl and said head during relative movement between said head and casing.

In testimony whereof Iaiiix my signature.

VIKTOR STEINER. 

